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Local Findings on John A. Gustafson, Attorney General Civil Case No. 1062

Local finding on record of Jno. A. Gustafson. Nationality-Swede. Began Career as office of Ry. watchman; discharged under cloud. Started detective agency known as a fake outfit. Began work with Wm. J. Burns Detective Agency in Kansas City, and later discharged with charges against him. This record was produced for Mayor Simmons and Chief of Police Lucas when he became a member of the Tulsa Police Force in 1916 and with same and unwarranted actions while on duty, he was discharged. He was brought to Tulsa by Dan Herring, crook. Copies of this Burns record were kept by Chief Lucas. Same can be gotten from Burns or Pinkerton in Kansas City. Some of the facts as remembered are as follows: He became manager of the Burns Kansas City office, and while installing a dictograph was caught under peculiar circumstances and reduced from manager to an operator, and during this period, became a party to a blackmail case or something of this nature. This case became quite notorious in Kansas City. Later he came to Oklahoma as a operator of the Bankers Association, and was at the killing of the Poe-Hart gang of bank robbers near Okmulgee. In some case about that time, not certain if this case, he received a $1000 reward that did not belong to him, and was discharged by the Bankers Association. He returned to Kansas City and formed a partnership with Phil Kirk, and still is a partner. During their partnership, Kirk was convicted for blackmail, paid a $1000 fine and sentence was suspended. This trial was before U.S. Judge Van Valkenburg. His business at this time is listed in Tulsa as the Kirk-Gustafsen Detective Agency. In 1918, in the city of Tulsa, present Mayor Hubbard and Gustafsen in some manner but the committee in charge of the Conferates Reunion, out of $1322.30. This committee composed of M. J. Glass, F. F. Nelson, F. N. Burns, and others, and figures and reports in their offices show this case in detail. Gustafsen states he is being run for the Chief's place by Lee-Kunsman and others of the open town class.

Local finding on record of Jno. A. Gustafson. Nationality-Swede. Began Career as office of Ry. watchman; discharged under cloud. Started detective agency known as a fake outfit. Began work with Wm. J. Burns Detective Agency in Kansas City, and later discharged with charges against him. This record was produced for Mayor Simmons and Chief of Police Lucas when he became a member of the Tulsa Police Force in 1916 and with same and unwarranted actions while on duty, he was discharged. He was brought to Tulsa by Dan Herring, crook. Copies of this Burns record were kept by Chief Lucas. Same can be gotten from Burns or Pinkerton in Kansas City. Some of the facts as remembered are as follows: He became manager of the Burns Kansas City office, and while installing a dictograph was caught under peculiar circumstances and reduced from manager to an operator, and during this period, became a party to a blackmail case or something of this nature. This case became quite notorious in Kansas City. Later he came to Oklahoma as a operator of the Bankers Association, and was at the killing of the Poe-Hart gang of bank robbers near Okmulgee. In some case about that time, not certain if this case, he received a $1000 reward that did not belong to him, and was discharged by the Bankers Association. He returned to Kansas City and formed a partnership with Phil Kirk, and still is a partner. During their partnership, Kirk was convicted for blackmail, paid a $1000 fine and sentence was suspended. This trial was before U.S. Judge Van Valkenburg. His business at this time is listed in Tulsa as the Kirk-Gustafsen Detective Agency. In 1918, in the city of Tulsa, present Mayor Hubbard and Gustafsen in some manner but the committee in charge of the Conferates Reunion, out of $1322.30. This committee composed of M. J. Glass, F. F. Nelson, F. N. Burns, and others, and figures and reports in their offices show this case in detail. Gustafsen states he is being run for the Chief's place by Lee-Kunsman and others of the open town class.